The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved about $68-million in individual assistance for more than 6,900 Iowa households that were impacted by severe weather this year, including deadly tornadoes and flooding. FEMA spokeswoman Sharon Karr says in all, 29 of Iowa’s 99 counties received a federal disaster declaration. “Unfortunately, Iowa was subjected to three major […]
NWS cropland danger index ‘high’ in about half of Iowa
The National Weather Service says there’s a high risk of cropland fires in all or parts of over 50 Iowa counties